Program Overview
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
Site: Extended Campus/Distance
Mode: Online
Start term: Summer
Director: Carl E. Granrud, Ph.D.
Location: McKee 0014
Telephone: 970.351.2957
Website: www.unco.edu/cebs/psychological-sciences/
The Educational Psychology: Teaching Applications Concentration is designed specifically for teachers. The strategically-designed online program will help teachers optimize teaching and learning processes in the classroom.
The master's and doctoral programs are designed to prepare individuals for educational activities such as instruction, evaluation, test construction, educational research, educational consulting to business and public schools, and university teaching. All students must abide by the codes of ethics of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the American Educational Research Association (AERA).
Educational Psychology offers programs and service courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. The program faculty provide courses on psychological principles and theories and research methodologies as applied to the educational process. These applications range from everyday concerns in the public school classroom to basic research on learning and cognition, and the development of children, adolescents, and adults. Faculty and students have access to computers, a complete set of data analysis software packages and laboratory facilities available for both teaching and research purposes. Service courses are offered to support other university programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Admission
General Master's Degree Admission Requirements
Program Requirements:
Applications are due April 1st of each year and all applications are reviewed at the same time after the deadline. Applicants can expect to hear from us by the end of April. The program is a cohort model, in which all participants start in the summer term and take courses together throughout the program.
Applications are evaluated case by case according to the following preferred guidelines:
- Possess (or be in the process of finishing) a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university, or a comparable degree from a foreign institution.
- Have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or better (on a 4.00 point scale) for the most recent degree earned or current degree in progress.
- If you are still completing your bachelor's degree at the time you apply, admission will be based on your current cumulative GPA, and you will need to re-submit your official transcript (showing your conferred degree and final GPA) during your first semester. If your final GPA fell below 3.00, you will be given additional requirements as defined by the academic program that must be met within one calendar year to remain enrolled at UNC.
- If you have completed a master's degree, or at least 18 credit hours towards a master's degree, the GPA of your master's work will be used.
- If your GPA for your most recent degree earned or current degree in progress is under 3.0, we ask that you provide us with a rationale regarding why we should consider you for the program (e.g., evidence of success in your profession; length of time since your undergraduate degree, etc.). This rationale should be provided as part of your Personal Statement (see below).
- Note: The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is NOT required for this program.
For further information, see:
extended.unco.edu/programs/educational-psychology-teaching-masters/